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30 Cards in this Set
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Hormone |
chemical messaging molecule |
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Ovaries |
organ that produces egg in females |
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fallopian tubes |
site of fertilization |
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cervix |
opening to uterus |
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vas deferens |
tube that carries mature sperm from the testicles to the penis |
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Epidermis |
Uppermost layer of skin made of dead cells |
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Dermis |
Middle layer of skin containing follicles, blood vessels, and glands |
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Hypodermis |
lowest layer of skin containing fat cells |
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Melanin |
pigment made within melanocytes that provides protection from UV rays and skin coloration |
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Keratin |
protein found in dead epidermal cells that provides covering to the body |
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oil glands |
protect the skin from foreign invaters |
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atria |
blood recieving chambers that pump blood from heart |
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Ventricles |
chambers that pump blood out of the heart |
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Veins |
carry blood away from the heart |
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capillaries |
thinnest blood vessels involved in gas exchange |
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WBCs |
cells that fight infection |
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trachea |
windpipe |
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Bronchi |
connects the trachea to the chronchioles |
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Bronchioles |
end in the alveoli |
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Alveoli |
sacs where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs |
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homeostatis |
stable internal environment |
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collection of tissue working together |
organ |
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thoracic cavity |
heart and lungs |
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diaphragm |
separates abdominal and thoracic cavity |
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dentrites |
structure that first receives and impulse in a neuron |
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compact bone |
hard dense tissue that protects the exterior portion of all bones |
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Cardiac tissue |
specialized muscle tissue that allows for involuntary movement |
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joint |
place where two bones meet |
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tendon |
structure connecting bones to muscle |
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smooth muscle tissue |
muscle tissue that allows for involuntary movement with in the body and organs |
